How Covid-19 reversed gains in TB control by about a decade

Experts say despite inroads made in controlling the disease, SA’s ability to find, treat and cure TB has dropped since the pandemic pervaded the world

22 September 2022 - 21:16
By Suthentira Govender

The Covid-19 pandemic has reversed gains made against tuberculosis (TB) — one of SA’s main killer infectious diseases — by nearly a decade.

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